Practices, Concerns, and Willingness to Participate in Solid Waste Management in Two Urban Slums in Central Uganda

Table 4

Adjusted odds ratios for the predictors of willingness to participate in composting and waste separation.

Characteristic	Category	Composting ()		⁢Separation of wastes ()
		AOR (95% CI)	value	AOR (95% CI)	value
Sex	Male	1		1
	Female	0.87 (0.53–1.46)	0.620	1.46 (0.84–2.56)	0.181
Age	Less than 30 years	1		1
	Above 30 years	0.91 (0.58–1.42)	0.674	0.72 (0.43–1.23)	0.236
Marital status	Others^1	1		1
	Married	1.84 (1.22–2.76)		0.96 (0.59–1.56)	0.886
Education level	Primary and less	1		1
	Secondary and above	1.20 (0.79–1.82)	0.401	0.92 (0.56–1.51)	0.743
Region of origin	Central	1		1
	Others^2	1.37 (0.91–2.05)	0.130	0.78 (0.49–1.25)	0.302
Household members	1 to 4	1		1
	Above 4	1.28 (0.85–1.95)	0.576	1.56 (0.94–2.60)	0.083

Statistically significant .
Others¹ include single, divorced, and widowed.
Other² includes non-Ugandans, Kampala (the capital city).